The real terror of the Alien franchise doesn’t come from the monsters. No, it turns out that the real threats are the people in power back on Earth. The world’s governments are no longer calling the shots, with five major businesses taking their place and deciding what’s best for humanity. The billionaires’ real goal, of course, is not to make day-to-day life better for the little guy but to line their pockets with more money and influence. After all, only one company can truly emerge victorious in the knowledge war. Alien: Earth shines a light on conflict, as Prodigy and Weyland-Yutani exchange blows over the fate of a handful of extraterrestrial creatures.
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Prodigy CEO Boy Kavalier wants what his rival has so badly that he puts everything on the line, orchestrating the crash of the USCSS Maginot and sending in his hybirds to secure his prize. However, Kavalier’s curiosity is clearly getting the better of him because he’s not stopping to think why one of his synthetic bodies has a connection to the Xenomorphs. The lapse in judgment is sure to come back to bite the genius, especially if my theory about Alien: Earth‘s Xenomorphs comes to pass.
Alien: Earth‘s Wendy Is Following in the Footsteps of an Infamous Synthetic
Kavalier tasks his employees with creating a being that can reach his level of intelligence. What they cook up is a cross between a human and a synthetic called a hybrid. Unfortunately, adult brains can’t survive the jump to a synthetic body, so terminally ill children become the perfect candidates. Wendy is the first successful hybrid, and while she gains brothers and sisters shortly after, she is different from all of them. All the advantages that come with being a synthetic come naturally to her, allowing her to hack into computers without really trying. By the time it’s time to ship out to the Maginot‘s crash site, Wendy is the leader of the pack, ready to face whatever challenges come her way.
It quickly becomes clear, though, that Wendy has more in common with the Xenomorphs than her fellow hybrids. She can hear them communicating and feels pain whenever someone hurts them. At the end of Alien: Earth Episode 4, Kavalier pushes Wendy to explore her connection, putting her in a room with a Xenomorph baby. Rather than being afraid of the creature, she seems fascinated by it. This positive attitude in the face of the unknown isn’t totally new to the Alien franchise, as evidenced by another robot that gets all bubbly when meeting an advanced life form: David. Although Peter Weyland’s former running mate has been absent for some time, there’s a chance he’s a major part of Alien: Earth‘s events.
David Could Be Searching for Someone Like Him
The synthetic David accompanies Weyland when the entrepreneur sets out into space to find the Engineers, an ancient race responsible for the creation of humankind, in Prometheus. Coming away unimpressed, David wipes out all of the Engineers and begins experimenting on their bodies, hoping to create the perfect life form. His work rears its ugly head in Alien: Covenant, attacking the crew of the titular ship. While David isn’t shipping out full-blown Xenomorphs by the end of Covenant, it feels like it’s only a matter of time before he cracks the code.
This is where the Alien timeline starts to get complicated because the Maginot leaves Earth before David gets to the Engineer’s planet, meaning it’s unlikely the Facehuggers it picks up are of his design. However, the ship crashes on Earth well after the events of Covenant. Alien: Earth‘s bombshell that Xenomorphs communicate means the door is open for a being as resourceful as David to find a way to control them from light-years away. If the synthetic really did complete his goal of creating a queen, he might be getting the Xenomorphs to influence Wendy, whom he sees as having potential. David hates humanity and foresees its destruction, so if there’s a chance he can wipe another species off the map without having to lift a finger, he’s probably going to take it.
Alien: Earth is streaming on Hulu.
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